1791, Mozart's last year / H.C. Robbins Landon
1988, First Edition. New York, New York : Schirmer Books. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Bookplate of Tony & Tania Webster. Item #393898
ISBN: 0028725921
Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index.
Contents; Preface -- Coronation in Frankfurt -- Mozart's Vienna -- Concert life in the Austrian capital -- Dance music for the imperial court -- New directions: a cathedral appointment? -- Midnight for the masons -- Requiem for a country house -- A journey to Prague -- Coronation diary -- The magic flute -- The final illness -- Myths and theories -- Constanze : a vindication. Subjects; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Last years. Composers. Composers Austria 18th century ; Biography. Austria.
Price: €12.95